Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kuno Meyer
Theodore Roosevelt was interested in Kuno Meyer’s letter even though he disagrees with much of it. Roosevelt’s position is based on the need for the United States to defend itself and to judge other nations on their conduct. He champions Belgium, as Belgium has been “dreadfully wronged.” Roosevelt will not guess at the outcome of the war, but if Germany is victorious her actions towards Belgium indicate that the United States will eventually have to defend itself. He does not believe that the “righteousness of a cause and the final issue may both with safety be deduced from the spirit of the nation fighting.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-01-07